Iron Man Comments by Dan Whitehead
Wretched and clank.
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Such a shame, a game with this character could have been - should have been - really good.
Did NOBODY in playtesting mention the controls, when pretty much every single comment on the demo was "Looks ok, controls are terrible?" Damn it. Hopefully the movie will be better.
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The_Inquisitor
06/05/08 @ 10:44
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Hollywood movies are also going down the same road, great eye candy but lacking where it counts.
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Vice.Destroyer
06/05/08 @ 10:45
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Have any comic book fans watched the Iron Man - Stan Lee video? Just below the review? Stan Lee only says about 3 sentences, but that is all he needs to say. He is a legend. But there was a little bit from Robert Downey Jr, that made me laugh. Apparently his son picked up the pad, played it and after 10 seconds said "This is cool".
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JediMasterMalik
06/05/08 @ 10:57
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I think all sub-4 reviews should be comedy reviews. I skimmed most of that cause it was quite mechanical. I WANT TO FEEL YOUR FRUSTRATION! ;)
I did like the link between your opening paragraph and your last line though. :D |
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cheap tie in for a good film = lots of cash sad but true even Sega can't resist (although i blame the parents who don't have a clue and buy this stuff for their kids, if you ask me this does more damge to the young uns than GTA anyday)
Only good tie in i can think of at the mo is LOTR online, when was the last 9/10 movie tie in anyone?
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@thewolfiv
LotRO isn't a movie tie in, it's a book tie in. That's why nothing looks quite like the films, although to say they were "inspired" by the movies style would be an understatement. Oh, and I thought Spiderman 2 on PS2 was the best movie tie-in for a while.
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JediMasterMalik
06/05/08 @ 11:08
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I did quite like Spidey 2 actually, for a while at least, was even looking forward to 3. Shame about that one.
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JediMasterMalik
06/05/08 @ 11:09
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News just in: "Poor Iron Man the Game reviews blamed on success of GTA IV!"
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Vermillion3000
06/05/08 @ 11:17
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Movie licenses are totally poisoned chalices. Drop dead release dates, probably a shifting target in the form of script changes and lots of outside pressure to this and that with the game and exactly 1 million different versions worldwide. I don't envy the guys who made this...
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captainrentboy
06/05/08 @ 11:28
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Played this in work, and turned it off after 5 minutes, once I'd seen that my Mark 1 suit's fiery rays of destruction only resulted in the numerous enemies clutching their heart and dropping to their knees, I'd seen enough.
''Ohhhhh I'm on fire, be still my beating heart'' Film's amazing though, and talking of comic book movies, any of you seen what Two Face will actually look like in The Dark knight? It's fucking disgusting :) |
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asphaltcowboy
06/05/08 @ 11:30
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It's a shame it didn't turn out as well as it might have - I think they deserve a bit of praise for actually trying something a little different (kind of open-worldy, do things in any order) - but they should have made it more like Crackdown... and sorted out decent controls (like Crackdown).
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actionfitz
06/05/08 @ 11:32
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idd.
the xbox 360 demo made baby jesus cry. trying to shoot AND fly was impossible. 'ping-ponging off the scenery' lol yeah me too. One "great big pair of Custard-filled pants" / 10 |
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DanWhitehead
06/05/08 @ 12:25
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I think they deserve a bit of praise for actually trying something a little different (kind of open-worldy, do things in any order)
The last three Spider-Man games, Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Superman Returns and Transformers all had more open environments than Iron Man. This really isn't an openworld game - it just has very large levels. Being able to choose what order to blow stuff up in is only deserving of praise if it actually alters the course of the game. I mean, you chose which alien to shoot at in Space Invaders, but I wouldn't call that a non-linear game. |
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@ Pirotic.
Well, Secret Level developed it. Although I suppose they are owned by SEGA now. And SEGA were stupid enough to let them develop it in the first place. At least it wasn't one of the main SEGA studios that developed it though. Gah! I'm trying to find a way to make this better but I can't. Awful game. :( |
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asphaltcowboy
06/05/08 @ 12:57
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The last three Spider-Man games, Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Superman Returns and Transformers all had more open environments than Iron Man.
This really isn't an openworld game - it just has very large levels. Being able to choose what order to blow stuff up in is only deserving of praise if it actually alters the course of the game. I mean, you chose which alien to shoot at in Space Invaders, but I wouldn't call that a non-linear game. True... you are right :( |
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byron_hinson
06/05/08 @ 12:59
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TeamXbox gave this a 7, surely we should take their expert word on it as final!
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muscleblade
06/05/08 @ 13:01
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Hulk must be better than this. What took you so long with the review btw. The game has been out for 6 days now. Glad i didnt buy it, i almost did but i figured i rather get more in to GTAIV before starting anything new.
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solidSnake04
06/05/08 @ 13:50
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Dan Whitehead did a great job of ripping this game to pieces.
Thats how it should be done to games worth piles of crap, so that next time maybe the developers will present something worth investing 40 bucks. Well done. by the way : it would be nice to have a hall of shame to put games rated 3 and below, in fact, i also back the introduction of the "none/10" rating, for utter garbage games
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Artemis_Matsas
06/05/08 @ 14:03
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Nooooooooooo...
I've seen that coming after the awful demo... Even though i am an Iron Man fan, i'll wait for this to be heavily discounted before i buy it. Damn f@%#^%# lazy movie tie ins :( Edit: The movie really IS great though!!!
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"Did anyone else see the review on Gamer.tv? I'm sure it got a high score, which of course can be taken as a guarentee of quality!"
Gotta love GamerTV. "Oh yeah, Lost Odyssey has these reading sections, but just skip them!". Fu*king complete idiots. I assume "Playr" will be of such extravagant quality too. |
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HyperShadow
06/05/08 @ 14:39
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Tried the demo after watching the awesome movie, really disappointed. Guess I'll wait for a heavy price drop and a lull in quality releases.
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Waffleaber
06/05/08 @ 14:41
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It took 50 posts for someone to mention Goldeneye in a crap videogame/movie tie-in thread?!
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